The Government annually increases state support for hromada development and infrastructure improvement. This year it reaches over UAH 37.8 billion. These funds were directed in the first place to repair schools and kindergartens, hospitals, construction of boiler-houses and sports grounds, as well as to healthcare development in rural areas, support of farmers in the regions, energy efficiency.

This year, the Government has financed dozens of socially important projects in the Zhytomyr Oblast. In particular, in 2018, the Government allocated funds for the reconstruction of the 4-storey building of the Zhytomyr City Gymnasium No.3, restoration of more than 110 year-old Berdychiv City Music and Drama Theater, equipment of school premises in the urban-type settlement of Chernyakhiv, improvement of the heating system of the Nova Borova Gymnasium and reconstruction of pre-school educational institution No.58 in Zhytomyr, renovation of premises of the Oblast Clinical Hospital named after. O. F. Herbachevskyi into the department of anesthesiology and intensive care for postoperative patients, department of neurology with neurologic reanimation in Zhytomyr, construction of surgical department of the Novohrad-Volynskyi City-Rayon Territorial Medical Association, reconstruction of the oblast medical vertebrology and rehabilitation centre, overhaul of the rayon cultural centre in the city of Malyn, reconstruction of “Spartak” stadium of the children's and youth football school “Polissia”, renovation of the football field and landscaping of the central stadium in Zhytomyr, and dozens of other facilities.

A cardio centre, equipped with a modern angiograph, will open in Zhytomyr Oblast Clinical Hospital next year. This equipment will save the lives of thousands of people suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

This year the Government is financing repairs of more than 3 500 km of Ukrainian roads. Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has repeatedly stated that high-quality repair of Ukrainian roads is one of the Government’s priorities. For 10 years, construction, overhaul and reconstruction of roads were almost non-existent in the country. Starting from 2016, the financing of the road sector has been increased year by year. "This is part of our strategy implementation: to connect all oblast centres of Ukraine in five years. I emphasise: Ukrainians have the right to ride and will eventually ride along good roads,” said Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.

In total, this year the state has allocated nearly UAH 466 million to renovate 82.7 km of roads in the Zhytomyr Oblast.

The task set by the Government is to connect all oblast centres with high-quality roads in five years.

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